Current Champion
Nikolas Polsinelli, career statistics:
44 correct, 6 incorrect
2/2 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
35.96% in first on buzzer (41/114)
4/5 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $10,600)
1/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $17,500
To win:
3 games: 64.111%
4: 41.102%
5: 26.351%
6: 16.894%
7: 10.831%
Avg. streak: 3.786 games.
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Upcoming Encore Presentations
September 26-27: S42 E174 (May 7, 2026)
October 3-4: S42 E175 (May 8, 2026)
October 10-11: S42 E176 (May 11, 2026)
(Source: Bell Fibe TV program guide)
All Time Winnings
All Time Jeopardy! Winnings, Regular Play Only:
1. Ken Jennings $2,520,700
2. James Holzhauer $2,462,216
3. Matt Amodio $1,518,601
4. Amy Schneider $1,382,800
5. Jamie Ding $882,605
6. Cris Pannullo $748,286
7. Mattea Roach $560,983
8. Jason Zuffranieri $532,496
9. Scott Riccardi $455,000
10. David Madden $430,400
11. Julia Collins $428,100
12. Matt Jackson $411,612
13. Austin Rogers $411,000
14. Ray Lalonde $386,400
15. Harrison Whitaker $373,999
16. Adriana Harmeyer $349,600
17. Caleb Groen $346,968
18. Adam Remsen $306,415
19. Ryan Long $299,400
20. Arthur Chu $297,200
All Time Jeopardy! Winnings, Including Tournaments (and Consolation Prizes):
1. Brad Rutter $4,968,436
2. Ken Jennings $4,372,700
3. James Holzhauer $3,614,216
4. Matt Amodio $1,964,601
5. Amy Schneider $1,864,800
6. Yogesh Raut $1,598,403
7. Victoria Groce $1,023,801
8. Mattea Roach $897,983
9. Jamie Ding $885,605
10. David Madden $785,733
11. Cris Pannullo $754,286
12. Roger Craig $706,200
13. Andrew He $684,365
14. Larissa Kelly $671,930
15. Matt Jackson $623,612
16. Jason Zuffranieri $549,496
17. Paolo Pasco $548,717
18. Scott Riccardi $533,000
19. Jerome Vered $499,102
20. Julia Collins $495,767
21. Austin Rogers $493,000
22. Juveria Zaheer $491,000
23. Ben Ingram $449,201
24. Adriana Harmeyer $446,600
25. Buzzy Cohen $441,603
Here’s tonight’s Final Jeopardy answer and question for Thursday, March 16, 2017:
Final Jeopardy! category: INTERNATIONAL BEVERAGE BRANDS
Final Jeopardy! clue/answer: The name of this popular beer brand founded in 1897 is a reference to the 20th century
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s contestants:
Steve Pecukonis, an trainer and consultant from Brunswick, Maine
Gretchen Neidhardt, a librarian from Chicago, Illinois
Grant McSheffrey, a software developer from Ottawa, Ontario (2-day total: $53,400)
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As per Dos Equis’ website, brewer Wilhelm Hasse first brewed Dos Equis in 1897, naming the beer “Siglo XX” — Siglo meaning century, XX for 20. The name of the brand eventually changed to “Dos Equis” (two Xs).
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Scores going into Final:
Gretchen $15,800
Grant $11,200
Steve $6,800
Final results:
Steve $6,800 – $0 = $6,800 (What is ?)
Grant $11,200 + $4,601 = $15,801 (3-day total: $69,201)
Gretchen $15,800 – $6,601 = $9,199 (What is Corona?)
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Gretchen $5,200
Grant $4,800
Steve $2,800
Opening break taken after: 15 clues
Daily Double locations:
1) PRECIOUS GEMS $800 (9th pick)
Gretchen 1600 +800 (Grant 2000 Steve 0)
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2) CHARACTERS IN BOOKS $1200 (16th pick)
Gretchen 8800 +3000 (Grant 9200 Steve 6800)
3) ORGANIZED LABOR $800 (22nd pick)
Grant 15200 -4000 (Gretchen 11800 Steve 6800)
Unplayed clues:
J! round: CABINET DEPARTMENTS $800 & $1000
DJ! round: ORGANIZED LABOR $1600
$ Left on Board: $3400
Game Stats:
Grant $15,200 Coryat, 17 correct, 2 incorrect, 27.78% in first on buzzer
Gretchen $14,000 Coryat, 22 correct, 2 incorrect, 38.89% in first on buzzer
Steve $6,800 Coryat, 9 correct, 0 incorrect, 16.67% in first on buzzer
Lach Trash: $11,200
Coryat lost to incorrect responses: $3,400
Grant McSheffrey, stats to date:
58 correct
4 incorrect
3/4 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $4,000)
3/3 in Final Jeopardy
30.67% in first on buzzer (50/163)
Average Coryat: $15,600
Grant McSheffrey, to win:
4 games: 53.29%
5: 28.40%
6: 15.13%
7: 8.07%
8: 4.30%
Avg. streak: 4.141 games.
Average Total Winnings (including possible ToC berth): $102,858.
With a projected 86 regular-play games to go prior to the Tournament of Champions cutoff, after 250,000 simulations, our model shows:
An average of 3.3556 5+-time champions (standard deviation 1.4156).
An average of 5.2736 4+-time champions (standard deviation 1.7269).
An early cutoff took place 20.386% of the time (or a 5-game winner will be left out).
Grant McSheffrey qualified 33.047% of the time.
Tim Kutz qualified 51.661% of the time.
Todd Giese qualified 13.432% of the time.
Rob Liguori qualified 2.594% of the time.
Fred Vaughn qualified 0.494% of the time.
Miscellany:
- At current exchange rates, $69,201 USD is worth between $92,150 and $92,250 CAD.